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Title:
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Interlanguage Phonology: Acquisition of timing control and perceptual categorization of durational contrast in Japanese
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Author:
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Takako Toda
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Email:
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Homepage:
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http://faculty.web.waseda.ac.jp/toda/
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Degree Awarded:
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Australian National University
, Department of Linguistics
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Degree Date:
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1996
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Linguistic Subfield(s):
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Phonology
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Subject Language(s):
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Japanese
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Director(s):
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Anthony Backhouse
Anthony Liddicoat
Hiroko Quackenbush
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Abstract:
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The timing organization of phonological durational contrast is known to be one of the most challenging areas in the acquisition of Japanese. This study examines the acquisition of this aspect of Japanese phonology and aims to contribute to second language acquisition theory from the viewpoint of interlanguage phonology. Acoustic techniques were used to investigate the mechanisms of English speaking learners' speech perception and production of mora timing in Japanese. In order to capture the acquisition processes and the developmental changes, both cross-sectional and longitudinal experiments were conducted with different groups of learners at various proficiency levels, and the results were compared with those of native speakers. The results of the experiments show that processes other than negative transfer from the learners' native language were operative in the formation of English-Japanese interlanguage phonology, such as positive transfer, overgeneralization, phonetic approximation and syllable modification strategies. The implication of the results for the teaching situation is discussed in order to improve instruction of this aspect of phonology in Japanese as a second language. Finally, three areas of second language acquisition research, which are worth investing for their likely contribution, are suggested for future study.
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